Answer:
c) The less than symbol should be replaced with the less than or equal to symbol.
Explanation:
3(-4 - n/-2) < 5
The equation written above could be interpreted as :
The product of 3 and the difference of -4 and the quotient of a number, n and -2 is less than 5
This means that the only error in Maddison's representation is the inequality sign, the inequality sign used by Maddison is wrong.
The equation should be used with a ≤ sign and expressed thus :
3(-4 - n/-2) ≤ 5
This means the left hand side (L. H. S) is less than or equal to 5 ; this means the L. H. S is at most 5